Practice Areas

Corporate

Estate Planning

Health Care

Trusts

Entertainment & Sports

Exempt Organizations

Taxation

Wealth Transfer

Experience

Mike is an experienced transaction and bond counsel. He has represented numerous public and private companies, including HCA Healthcare Corporation, Eckerd Corp., Jim Walters Corp. and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (formerly National Medical Enterprises, Inc.), in acquisition and joint ventures. From 1997 to 1999 Mike served as assistant general counsel for Tenet Healthcare Corp. During that time he provided general legal services to 17 acute-care hospitals in the state of Florida, which included both the acquisition and liquidation of physician practices, formation of joint ventures between Tenet and other health care providers, federal compliance issues, and medical staff matters. Mike has served as bond counsel for Florida Housing Finance Corporation on a number of affordable housing projects, including tax credit, tax-exempt transactions and tax-exempt entity transactions. He is a board certified tax attorney by The Florida Bar.

Education

U.S. Naval Academy, B.S., physics/mathematics (1973)

University of Florida College of Law, J.D.(honors, 1981)

University of Florida College of Law, LL.M., taxation (summa cum laude, 1982)